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Israel Post releases stamp to mark Balfour Declaration centenary
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israel Post releases a new stamp to mark 100 years since the United Kingdom’s foreign secretary Arthur Balfour wrote to Lord Walter Rothschild declaring support for “the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.”
The five shekel stamp features the words of the declaration on a scroll connected to Declaration of independence, symbolizing the Balfour Declaration’s connection to Israel’s creation.
The stamp was unveiled in a ceremony at the Knesset held by Speaker Yuli Edelstein.
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